Vowels and consonants, the dynamic duo of language.  Vowels -- A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y -- are the social butterflies at the party, bringing melody, flow, and rhythm to the conversation.  While we can't get all consonants into a single word without the party getting too wild, we can do that with vowels.  We've picked five words, each of which has all the vowels present.  A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg    

elocutionary (el-uh-KYOO-shuhn-uhr-ee) adjective  Relating to public speaking, especially in clear, expressive, and often emphatic manner.  From Latin eloqui (to speak out), from ex- (out) + loqui (to speak).  Earliest documented use:  1846.    

commensurability   (kuh-men-suh/shuh-ruh-BIH-lih-tee) noun 
1.  The quality of being in proportion or suitable in relation to something else.
2.  The quality of being measurable by a common standard; comparability.  From Latin com- (together) + mensurare (to measure).  Earliest documented use:  1570.   

vituperatory (vy-TOO/TYOO-pruh-tor-ee) adjective  Criticizing bitterly, scathing, abusive.  From Latin vituperare (to blame), from vitium (fault) + parare (to make  or prepare).  Earliest documented use: 1586.   

equivocacy (i-KWIV-uh-kuh-see) noun  The quality of being deliberately ambiguous or vague.  From Latin aequi-/equi- (equal) + vocare (to call), from vox (voice).  Earliest documented use:  1646.    

perfunctionary (puhr-FUNK-shuh-ner-ee) adjective   Done without any interest, care, or effort.  Alteration of perfunctory, from Latin perfunctorius (careless)  Earliest documented use:  1838.   

Amelia Mary Earhart (July 24, 1897– disappeared 1937) was an American aviation pioneer and author.  Earhart was the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.  She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this record.  She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.  Earhart joined the faculty of the Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation.  She was also a member of the National Woman's Party, and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.  During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.  

Courage is the price that Life exacts
for granting peace.
The soul that knows it not
Knows no release from little things:
Knows not the livid loneliness of fear,
Nor mountain heights where bitter
joy can hear
The sound of wings.

Read rest of the poem at https://www.poemhunter.com/amelia-earhart/    

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 2856  September 23, 2024